# palu
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin pālus.

### Noun

palu m (plural palos)
* stick, staff
* wood
* (nautical) mast
* hit (with a stick)
* baguette

## French
### Etymology

Clipping of paludisme.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.ly/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

palu m (plural palus)
* (informal) malaria
    Synonyms: paludisme, malaria

### Further reading

* “palu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* Paul, Pula

## Hawaiian
### Verb

palu
* to lick

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay palu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.lu/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

palu (plural palu-palu)
* hammer (tool)
    Synonyms: martil, tukul
** 2000, Goenawan Mohamad, Marx:Dalam film kartun Tom & Jerry, palu dan dinamit dipakai buat menekankan efek lucuIn the Tom & Jerry cartoon, hammers and dynamites are used to emphasize funny effects

#### Derived terms

* berpalu-palu
* berpalu-paluan
* memalu
* palu-memalu
* paluan
* terpalu
* palu arit
* palu cakar
* palu godam
* palu punca bulat
* palu punggung
* palu sabit
* palu tukang kayu

### See also

* Palu

### Further reading

* “palu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃

## Javanese
### Etymology

From Old Javanese palu.

### Noun

palu
* hammer

## Kambera
### Verb

palu
* (transitive) to hit

### References

* Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199

## Kokota
### Numeral

palu
* two

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /palu/
* Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

### Noun

palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو, plural palu-palu, informal 1st possessive paluku, 2nd possessive palumu, 3rd possessive palunya)
* hammer
    Synonym: tukul
    Palu besi ― Metal hammer

### Verb

palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو)
* (transitive) to hit; to strike
    Synonyms: pukul, hentak, ketuk
    Ali memalu Adi sebagai balasan kepada kekecamannya semasa zaman persekolahan dahulu.Ali's hitting Adi as a form of revenge for his bullying during their school days.

#### Derived terms

* dipalu
* memalu
* paluan
* pemalu

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: palu

### Further reading

* “palu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu.

### Noun

palu
* hammer

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Spanish palo and Dutch paal.

### Noun

palu
* stick, pole
* tree
* wood

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.lu/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alu
* Syllabification: pa‧lu

### Noun

palu
* locative/vocative singular of pal

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷaleti. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn”).

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈpalɨ̞/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈpa(ː)li/
* Rhymes: -alɨ̞

### Verb

palu (first-person singular present palaf)
* to dig (up), unearth, excavate

#### Conjugation

| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | impersonal | impersonal |
| | first | second | third | first | second | third | impersonal | impersonal |
| present indicative/future | palaf | peli | pala | palwn | pelwch, palwch | palant | pelir |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | palwn | palit | palai | palem | palech | palent | pelid |
| preterite | pelais | pelaist | palodd | palasom | palasoch | palasant | palwyd |
| pluperfect | palaswn | palasit | palasai | palasem | palasech | palasent | palasid, palesid |
| present subjunctive | palwyf | pelych | palo | palom | paloch | palont | paler |
| imperative | — | pala | paled | palwn | pelwch, palwch | palent | paler |
| verbal noun | palu | palu | palu | palu | palu | palu | palu |
| verbal adjectives | paledig paladwy | paledig paladwy | paledig paladwy | paledig paladwy | paledig paladwy | paledig paladwy | paledig paladwy |
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| Inflected colloquial forms | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| future | pala i, palaf i | pali di | palith o/e/hi, paliff e/hi | palwn ni | palwch chi | palan nhw |
| conditional | palwn i, palswn i | palet ti, palset ti | palai fo/fe/hi, palsai fo/fe/hi | palen ni, palsen ni | palech chi, palsech chi | palen nhw, palsen nhw |
| preterite | palais i, pales i | palaist ti, palest ti | palodd o/e/hi | palon ni | paloch chi | palon nhw |
| imperative | — | pala | — | — | palwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |||||||

#### Related terms

* pâl (“spade”)
* pladur (“scythe”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “palu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies